Michelle Bekkering

Michelle Bekkering

Michelle Bekkering is the director for global initiatives and senior gender advisor at the International Republican Institute.

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Opinion: Why data is key to gender parity in politics

Opinion: Why data is key to gender parity in politics

about 9 years ago // Data for development

At the rate things are moving, it will likely take another 50 years to achieve gender parity in the political sphere, write Michelle Bekkering and Matthew Baker of the International Republican Institute. Closing the gender data gap is a critical tool to ensure development work geared toward more inclusive societies is real, substantive and sustainable.